Review + Giveaway: It Happened on Dufferin Terrace by Melanie Robertson-King

It Happened on Dufferin Terrace by Melanie Robertson-King 

Series: It Happened (book1)

Release Date: July 22, 2018
Publisher: King Park Press

Genres: sweet romance


 

Miracle on 34^th Street meets Sleepless in Seattle.

Toronto business consultant, Serenity Layne, knew the only person she could depend on was herself. Married to her career, she has no time for other pursuits and life’s intangibles.

Widowed for three years, Roger Scott, a data security specialist in Quebec City, is a single parent to his ten-year-old son, Adam.

On a day out on the Plains of Abraham with their black Labrador retriever, Roger’s cell phone rings incessantly. Adam has played matchmaker and put his father’s profile on a number of online dating sites.

The week before Christmas, Serenity is heading up a series of meetings after a six-month study of the Canadian retail chain, jonathans. After an unpleasant encounter with one of the store managers, she escapes from the boardroom of the Château Frontenac Hotel, only to be bowled over by Roger and Adam’s dog.

Guilty over the accident, Roger invites Serenity out for a drink by way of apology. Over the course of the week, and spending time together, feelings long dormant for Roger are re-awakened. At the same time, emotions foreign to Serenity fill her with contentment and happiness.

Will the couple get their happily ever after?

Serenity Layne has been tasked, by her company, to spend 6 months auditing a chain of department store chain that have been running for over 100 years. She is to travel the length and breadth of Canada and come with a plan to bring the stores into the 21st Century despite some opposition. Not everyone likes her ideas and is willing to modernise things.

Travelling around for 6 months, living out of a suitcase is no great hardship for Serenity. A horrible childhood and a brother she pretends doesn't exist, means Serenity is used to being on her own. There is a real saddness about her that she tries her hardest to keep hidden. She's not only alone but lonely..........if only she'd admit it to herself.  She's never yearned for anything more in her life than her career. To be a partner in the consultancy firm she works with has been her ultimate dream. That is until she meets Roger and his son Adam. Roger hasn't dated in many years, a widower for 3 years who has concentrated on bringing his son up alone. However, Adam has other ideas and is keen for his father to find that special someone. Could it be Serenity?

This is a lovely little book. I read the entire thing in a few hours. It has that feel good factor that many novels are missing. The characters are sweet and endearing and its good to see the main character evolve throughout the course of the story. Her ideas to change the stores are almost in parallel with her own willingness to change what she always saw as important. Priorities and needs change. The book touches on subjects such as dysfunctional families, grief and a need to find a place in the world.  However, it wasn't a depressing book. It was full of hope. The writing flows easily and is well paced and Melanie Robertson-King has given some wonderful descriptions of Quebec City. I almost felt I was there among the snowflakes! If you are looking for an easy read with some great characters then this is the book for you.

 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 

Melanie Robertson-King has always been a fan of the written word. Growing up as an only child, her face was almost always buried in a book from the time she could read. Her father was one of the thousands of Home Children sent to Canada through the auspices of The Orphan Homes of Scotland, and she has been fortunate to be able to visit her father’s homeland many times and even met the Princess Royal (Princess Anne) at the orphanage where he was raised.

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